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N06058 Nickel vs. 5059 Aluminum

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
69
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Shear Strength, MPa 600
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
89.9 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15